Salutations!
This week, it's all
about the Annex Gallery. After a quiet gallery summer, we've made some
needed renovations (wall patching, painting, new hanging system, floor
clearcoating), and it looks great. Tomorrow opens our first exhibition
since May, and it looks stunning, come see!
In addition to the Annex Gallery renovations, we have
two
new shelving units, resulting in expanded areas for gardening,
history, social sciences, queer studies, theatre, poetry and music,
among others. For the first
time ever, we have been able to separate fantasy from science fiction
(shocking, I know, but the new sections are worthy of their own
sections at last!).
Don't forget to mark your
calendar for our second Sidewalk Sale of the season on September first,
when everything will be 20% off.
Need the easy-to-print version of this newsletter? Click here for the
pdf. You can also click on the icons by each event for posters for
that event (in case you need a reminder!).
Exciting
recent acquisitions
- The Flowering of Art Nouveau, Abrams, 1966
- 2008 calendars (incredible, yes, but the early bird gets
the worm!)
- wonderful new books on gardening and flowers
- an extensive art book collection, including big books on
Braque,
Hopper, etc.
- fabulous books on Japanese Netsuke
- nice affordable reprint editions of the famous Oz
series
- some wonderful first edition young adult novels like Eleanor
Farjeon and others
- new greeting card designs from Great Arrow and Bottman
Designs
Book Signings
Ted Schwarz -- Hollywood
Confidential: How
the
Studios Beat the Mob at Their Own Game
Saturday, August 4, 1-3pm
Hollywood Confidential is the first truly in-depth look
at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in
Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion
picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence
were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild
President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. The revelations continue
into the 1980s when the major studios were no longer important, the
independents were on the rise, and it was no longer possible to buy,
bribe, or blackmail in a meaningful way. There were deals and bad guys,
but the mob as it existed was finished in Hollywood. Ted Schwarz is
the author, co-author, or ghost writer of more than 100
books, over 2,500 articles and short stories, and TV show guest with
approximately 300 appearances. He lives in Cleveland.
Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, hardcover, 256pp, $24.95
Gemma Bloom -- Deadly
Crossings
Saturday, August 25, 1-3pm
When Sophie Skala narrowly escapes indictment for the murder of
her
abusive husband, she seeks anonymity by moving to a small lake island
for the winter. But writer and island resident Joe Wisdom recognizes
her—and quickly becomes the victim of foul play. Gemma Bloom lives in
Lakewood, Ohio and holds a Ph.D. in English. This is her first novel.
iUniverse, 2007, paperback, 200pp, $14.95
Stump
the Bookseller Selection of the month
V58: Victory cow and
Gettysburg Address
1945 to 1950, childrens. A friend had a favorite book I would like
to find. It was set during World War II. A family with children live
in the country and have a Victory Cow. There is a school assembly
where one boy must recite the Gettysburg Address. He has practiced
while milking the cow. To help him remember during the performance his
sister ties a rope to his belt so that he can make milking motions
behind his back and keep the rhythm. I know those are odd
recollections but they are the ones that stuck in her mind. She was
born in 1944 and this sounds like a grade school level book so I'm
guessing at the publication date.
N.O.B.S.
Forums
Craig Schermer -- First Ladies First
Thursday, August 16, 7pm
~
third Thursdays ~
Craig Schermer, former historian for the National First Ladies Library
in
Canton, Ohio, and local bookseller at Paper Peddlers, is
a respected authority on the first ladies
of the United States and gives scores of lectures each
year. His own collection of first lady autographs, diaries,
memoirs, photographs and memorabilia is one of the largest in the
nation and forms the
core of the book collection of the National First Ladies Library. In
this talk, he'll focus on historiography and how the public learned
about first ladies, the books about first ladies that changed public
perception of their role, and into the 21st century and how
books about first ladies have been replaced by books written by
the first ladies themselves. Join us for tales, book lore, and
undoubtedly some
colorful renderings of
the first ladies themselves.
Sponsored by the Northern Ohio
Bibliophilic Society, $3 suggested
donation.
Bloomsday Book Club
Thursday, August 23, 7pm
~ fourth Thursdays ~
We continue, yes we do. If you want a taste of
one of the most famous literary works in English, James Joyce’s Ulysses, or if
you’ve read or are reading this master tome, please join us for an
informal discussion. We’re not even a third of
the way through yet. Newcomers welcome.
Larchmere Sidewalk Sale
Saturday, September 1, 11am-5pm
Labor Day weekend brings out more bargains on
Larchmere Boulevard! Join the many and varied shops on Larchmere as
we put extras, oldies, and specials on the sidewalk, creating that
wonderful old-world shopping experience in a real-world historic
shopping district. Loganberry Books will be offering our twice annual
store-wide 20% off sale -- that's right, this is the last time
this
year such a sale will happen. Come enjoy!
Annex Gallery
Anastasiy Safari -- The
Russian
Eye
Thursday, August 2, 6-8pm
Safari has traveled the world with his
camera, from native Russia
to the Baltic states, and even to Cleveland, Ohio. His photographs
bespeak a worldly influence, and an interesting montage of
perspective. Come see not just a great photography show, but how
Cleveland appears against a much more international landscape. He also
has a most excellent website;
check it out and then come to the opening reception. Show
runs August 2 thru September 3.
peace,
Harriett
Loganberry Books
13015 Larchmere Boulevard; Shaker Heights,
Ohio 44120; 216.795.9800
Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm; most Thursdays 'til 8pm
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